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England men · Six Nations Championship

England
v Ireland⁠

16–20

Full time

England v Ireland finished 16–20.

Ireland
Tommy Bowe 4', Keith Earls 56', Tommy Bowe 74'
Date
Saturday 27 February 2010 · England in 2010
Venue
Twickenham Stadium, London

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XV

Replacements

Ireland

Starting XV

  • No. 1, Cian Healy Prop
  • No. 2, Rory Best Hooker
  • No. 3, John Hayes Prop Off in the 62'
  • No. 4, Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Off in the 69'
  • No. 5, Paul O'Connell Lock
  • No. 6, Stephen Ferris Flanker
  • No. 7, David Wallace Flanker Off in the 70'
  • No. 8, Jamie Heaslip Number 8
  • No. 9, Tomás O'Leary Scrum Half
  • No. 10, Johnny Sexton Fly Half Off in the 69'
  • No. 11, Keith Earls Wing
  • No. 12, Gordon D'Arcy Centre
  • No. 13, Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre Off in the 64'
  • No. 14, Tommy Bowe Wing
  • No. 15, Geordan Murphy Full Back

Replacements

  • No. 16, Sean Cronin (not used)
  • No. 17, Tony Buckley On in the 62'
  • No. 18, Leo Cullen On in the 69'
  • No. 19, Shane Jennings On in the 70'
  • No. 20, Eoin Reddan (not used)
  • No. 21, Ronan O'Gara On in the 69'
  • No. 22, Andrew Trimble On in the 64'

Referee: Mark Lawrence. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

2005 – 2009

02 15 Mar 2008
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 33–10 Ireland England won

England tries: Paul Sackey 19', Mathew Tait 57', Jamie Noon 69'

Ireland tries: Rob Kearney 4'

Match page: England v Ireland, 15 March 2008

03 24 Feb 2007
Six Nations Championship Croke Park, Dublin

Ireland 43–13 England England lost

England tries: Dave Strettle 47'

Ireland tries: Girvan Dempsey 30', David Wallace 38', Shane Horgan 65', Isaac Boss 79'

Match page: Ireland v England, 24 February 2007

04 18 Mar 2006
Six Nations Championship Twickenham Stadium, London

England 24–28 Ireland England lost

England tries: Jamie Noon 2', Steve Borthwick 52'

Ireland tries: Shane Horgan 8', Denis Leamy 59', Shane Horgan 87'

Match page: England v Ireland, 18 March 2006

Official meetings since 1875

England v Ireland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings144In our results database
England wins81England perspective
Draws8Level at full time
Ireland wins55Ireland victories

England have scored 1807 points to Ireland's 1385 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Jonny May

6 tries against Ireland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Ireland · Fixture leader

4

Dan Sheehan

Ireland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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